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ADVANCE READER COPY APPLICATION

A BRIDES OF THE DRAGON KINGS NOVEL

A Curse of Spikes & Smoke

An Enemies to Lovers Fantasy Romance

Political scandals, deadly deception, and a lethal mission. When two foes reluctantly work together, how long can they deny what their hearts desire?

Born without magic in a power-hungry realm, hardened Fire Fae assassin Nira will do anything to prove her worth. But when a dangerous mission sends her behind enemy lines, an infuriating Ice Dragon King keeps interfering until fate binds her to him as his next bride. Now mortal enemies caught between forbidden attraction, political deception, and a deadly curse must work together to survive, even as every secret between them threatens to turn desire into betrayal.

Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Forbidden romance Fire and ice / opposites attract Can't kiss / deadly kiss Touch her and die
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A Curse of Spikes & Smoke is a standalone adult fantasy romance in the Brides of the Dragon Kings series and can be read completely independently of the previous books.

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Nira fighting the turtle scorpion scene
Nira and Zane dagger disarm scene
Vamphyr feeding on Nira scene
 

Reader Praise

What Early Readers Are Saying

EARLY READER
★★★★★
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“I just can't say enough good things about the characters and your writing style and the development of their relationship. Everything is done so genuinely well. All of your chapters end at the perfect point that I just want to keep reading and is the definition of a page turner because I just need to know what's going to happen now.”

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★★★★★
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“The banter and the tension with Zane and Nira is the best part. I love how evenly matched with skill and wit they are. The sexual tension is unmistakable. It was just perfect.”

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★★★★★
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“Wow. What a ride! ... It is still my favorite out of all the books in the series. ... Nira and Zane had a full arc and I feel like they are completely different people than they were at the beginning of this story.”

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